抄録
The purpose of this study is to discuss whether the human moving body, which is the medium of expression in sport, is retreated behind the expressed meanings and describe the mode of existence of the body through comparison with the mediums of language and art.
In ordinary language, it is pointed out that the sounds, which are the mediums of expression, are retreated behind the expressed meanings. The reason why this retreat occurs is that the sounds function as tools and accomplish expression of meanings indirectly since the combination of meanings and sounds is arbitrary.
In art, it is not possible to divide the combination of the meanings and mediums of expression, and a finished work becomes a direct expression of the meanings. The mediums constitute a work of art as the essential constitutive elements. Therefore the mediums which hold the meanings show sensuous characteristic of their existence since the mediums do not function as tools to express the meanings indirectly.
The meanings which expressed in sport can be recognized in the framework of purposive sports and aesthetic sports. The meanings found in purposive sports are expressed regardless of the intention of the performer. So it is considered that the human moving body appears as a direct expression of the meanings and shows sensuous characteristic of its existence. Intentional expression can be found in aesthetic sports. The meanings are not given to the human moving body arbitrarily and the body does not function as a tool to express the meanings indirectly. Therefore it is considered that the body appears as a direct expression of the meanings and shows sensuous characteristic of its existence. However, unlike art, it cannot be said that the meanings expressed in sport are tightly combined with the human moving body as the medium.
As the result of this discussion, it is suggested that the human moving body in sport is not retreated behind the expressed meanings and shows sensuous characteristic of its existence. In order to prove this characteristic, physical synchronizations which arise on sports spectators' bodies can be pointed out. Appearance of practical behavior of a spectator to synchronize with movement of a performer means that the human moving body is provided with the existence, and shows sensuous characteristic of its existence.
As the conclusion of this study, it is described that the human moving body is not retreated behind the expressed meanings and shows sensuous characteristic of its existence. It is also pointed out that the meanings expressed in sport are not tightly combined with the human moving body.
